Let's say for S&G that IS the layout, I think it'd be best counter-clockwise. At first shot, I didn't think this would be a good track design but after much thought it looks like it could be really challenging and not boring. Bear with me through the following HYPOTHETICAL scenario:

Start/Finish is up top, just after that left hairpin, let's say right there at 'Liberty Skyline'. That would be the best pit straight IMO into a nice, fast looking right hander into a tight 90-left. Nice, fast, sweeping run into the chicane off JFK into a few 90's. Coming out of the righty at 'Port Imperial' DRS detection around the 'NY Waterway' with DRS activation after the right, in front of Ben and Jerry's there. High speed down into a super right (like turn 14 at China). Pit entrance is at the 'Y' in '...Defino WaY'

Honestly just bored at work and looking forward to India. Need my F1 fix after korea! lol

If you should know, the image i posted shows elevation change....however I havn't checked google street view or google earth...so we'll see

I know, I was using the image you posted. It looks like the entire east side is flat and the west is too, with a sharp climb towards the west at T3 and a drop back down onto the east side. Essentially one hill. Now could there be some interest in the west area that's hard to read on that schematic, of course, but it sure as hell isn't Spa or Monaco in terms of frequent elevation changes and blind corners, but then none of Hermann Tilke's tracks are very interesting either, so converting a road circuit is probably just as good.

And there is really no reason to compare any street course to Monaco. Monaco is on a whole different level.

Only reason I said "not really", because the uphill and downhill are broken up in sections of the track.

You start going uphill after Rasscasse, then there is small straight before Sainte Devote then you start going uphill again. After Casino the track starts downhill through the hairpin. Then the long tunnel run before you go down again to marina level and the chicane.